Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.8° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.5
WSW
3
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
1
W
4
0.3
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
3
2
3
3
6
3
3
5
41
55
33
33
7
27
28
44
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
SE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM3.49m
8:20PM3.91m
8:37AM3.75m
8:52PM4.21m
9:08AM3.98m
9:23PM4.45m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.77m
3:27AM0.54m
3:34PM0.55m
4:01AM0.34m
4:07PM0.40m
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
1
4
13
11
1
1
7
10
1
Temp °C
18
20
21
22
21
19
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
16
20
20
21
18
17
16
15
18
17
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
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